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More about security of IAM roles for EC2

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#98 opened on Oct 11, 2016

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Description

From HN discussion, we should have more about security implications. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12687088

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Research direction
Read the HN discussion link and examine AWS IAM roles for EC2 best practices and security implications. Summarize the key points with pros/cons.
Tech stack
shell
Domain
securityinfrastructurebackend
Issue type
Documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
1
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Under 1 hour
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Basic AWS understandingIAM concepts
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
85